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The impact of domestic and global trade liberalisation on five Southern African countries

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We compare the impact of alternative domestic and global trade liberalisation scenarios on five economies in Southern Africa. The study applies a computable general equilibrium model that employs standardised 12-sector social accounting matrices for Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The approach incorporates stylised features, such as own-household consumption and marketing margins, that are of particular importance when a majority of agricultural producers are not sufficiently integrated into formal markets and thus rely on own production to meet their daily diets. Hence, improved infrastructure implies lower marketing costs and better market integration, which translates to increased production opportunities. The comparison of the results across all five countries reveals that common policy measures have different impacts depending on the underlying economic structures.

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  • Peter Wobst, 2003. "The impact of domestic and global trade liberalisation on five Southern African countries," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(2), pages 70-92.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:40:y:2003:i:2:p:70-92
    DOI: 10.1080/00220380412331293777
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    1. Marta Marson & Donatella Saccone & Elena Vallino, 2023. "Total trade, cereals trade and undernourishment: new empirical evidence for developing countries," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 159(2), pages 299-332, May.
    2. Balistreri, Edward J. & Rutherford, Thomas F. & Tarr, David G., 2009. "Modeling services liberalization: The case of Kenya," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 26(3), pages 668-679, May.
    3. Thomas Giblin & Alan Matthews, 2005. "Global and EU Agricultural Trade Reform: What is in it for Tanzania, Uganda and Sub-Saharan Africia?," The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series iiisdp074, IIIS.
    4. Conforti, Piero & Sarris, Alexander H., 2009. "Commodity prices, structural constraints and food price shocks in Tanzania," 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China 51905, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    5. Kone, Youssouf, 2008. "Economic and Social Impacts of the Prospective EU-ECOWAS Economic Partnership Agreements: The Evidence from Cote d'Ivoire," Conference papers 331777, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.

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